AOEDE was a name for an artistic profession of the pre-Homeric and Homeric times.

Aoids were partly simple poets, but also ideal-typical intellectuals.

From Homer's works, we can get a picture of the class, their position, self-conception, and impact.

With their songs and texts, the “Aoids” were keepers of cultural memory.

In addition, their depictions of great deeds were community-building elements.

They were considered divinely gifted and surrounded by the gods, especially Zeus, Apollo, and the Muses. 

With the introduction of writing around 800 B.C., the Aoids increasingly lost their importance.

The “Rhapsodes” took their place. During the Dark Ages, legends and myths were passed down orally by the ancients.

For example, they served as sources for the Iliad and the Odyssey.

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“On your knees, boy” is a cross-reference to U2`s “Mysterious Ways” from their album “Achtung, Baby!”, which I was listening to during the process.